New Members Jstarkey73 Posted June 29, 2013 New Members Share Posted June 29, 2013 (edited) Found this today on my farm in our lane...anyone have any ideas? Edited June 29, 2013 by Jstarkey73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batty Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Looks like a bivalve ( shell), can also see other marine imprints on there. Nice. And welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordpiney Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 looks like an Ostrea fossil to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertman Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Possibly a Rastellum ("denture clam")? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 looks more like a crinoid stem section broken in half to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 looks more like a crinoid stem section broken in half to me... Another good possibility. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Lets get a few different angles on it (I was leaning toward brachiopod myself) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Lets get a few different angles on it ... ...and determine the likely age of the rock. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Jstarkey73 Posted June 29, 2013 Author New Members Share Posted June 29, 2013 (edited) Trying to figure out how to attach another pic...was easy when I started this with my phone. Edited June 29, 2013 by Jstarkey73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Where in the mid-west is your farm? We can probably narrow-down the choices if we can identify the likely geologic age. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Jstarkey73 Posted June 29, 2013 Author New Members Share Posted June 29, 2013 I'm located in central Illinois, north of Champaign...this would have came from a rock cory in Dillsburg, IL or Fairmount, IL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 I'll throw my hat in the ring and agree with Jim Crinoid stem cross-section Click Here .... and Click Here Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 I'm located in central Illinois, north of Champaign...this would have came from a rock cory in Dillsburg, IL or Fairmount, IL OK, it was deposited by the glaciers, and is most likely from sediments way too old to contain 'denture clams'; crinoid stem appears to be much more likely. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Jstarkey73 Posted June 29, 2013 Author New Members Share Posted June 29, 2013 Wow! Thanks for taking the time to give me this info!! Still kinda looks like a cool Pet Rock w/teeth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Sure is an interesting piece at any rate. There appears to be even a bit of agate between the "teeth". Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Looking a bit harder I see the fossil is cylindrical, so I don't think brachiopod fits. Crinoid stem seems to be the best bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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